Mission Stories & News
Happy Butterflies
December 29, 2024
Tears came to Tamir’s eyes. He wanted to play the violin and piano, and he didn’t give up. He asked again the next year when he was 6 years old. He asked when he was 7 and then 8. He asked when he was 9 and then 10.
Read MoreSomething Different
December 29, 2024
If your God really exists, you should pray for rain,” one boy said. Others agreed. “Let’s see what your God can do,” said another boy. Tsomo called together all of the teens.
Read MoreUnderstanding Buddhism in Thailand
December 27, 2024
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Read MoreServe Sabbaths in St. Louis
December 22, 2024
St. Louis holds a special place in the heart of Pastor Michael Coridan, who grew up there. Now a pastor in his childhood church, Michael sees the diverse needs of St. Louis and believes in addressing them with different approaches. Each local Adventist church is involved and striving to reach its community in unique ways.
Read MoreAmazing Alaskan Adventure
December 22, 2024
Matrona and the others did everything that they could to get the boat unstuck from the sandbar. They got out of the boat and, standing on the sandbar, tried to push it back into the water. The boat remained stuck.
Read MoreBlackmailed!
December 22, 2024
Josephine looked sharply at her little sister. She didn’t have any chewing tobacco left, and she didn’t know where she could get more. She looked at the church.
Read MoreSwitzerland Revisited
December 22, 2024
They had heard the Adventist message through Michael Czechowski, a Polish former Catholic priest who converted to Protestantism and then to Adventism. Albert Vuilleumier, the group elder, made the initial link to the official church in Battle Creek.
Read MoreThe Hope of Blue Christmas
December 15, 2024
The Inupiat people of Utqiagvik endure two months of darkness during the winter. Due to this, suicide rates are three times higher than the national average. Rachel, a church elder and her congregation responded by organizing Blue Christmas, a candlelight vigil providing support during this challenging period.
Read MoreBig, Big Prayer Request
December 15, 2024
“We are interested in adopting the child,” Robin said. “Yes, we are,” Frank agreed. Joy promised that she would give Frank and Robin’s contact information to the mother. She cautioned, however, that one or two other sets of parents also were interested in adopting the baby.
Read MoreWatch and Pray
December 15, 2024
After delivering the girl safely to the hospital, Wes and the other staff members sailed back to camp. By now it was 2 o’clock in the morning. The night sky was dark, and the boat’s sonar wasn’t working.
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